There must be an answer for when the days are hard When pain is great or troubles seem large For the awful things that come in to surprise or just to steal to kill and to destroy I want an answer, we all like a quick fix I know the ‘christian answer’ and the ‘right […]
I read of a terrible crime today. I read of a ‘sex-worker’ who has done a terrible thing and will be in prison for a very long time. If found guilty she deserves to be in prison for a very long time. The pain for me is that I know this woman, I have been […]
I have just been at a Baptism service where three churches came together to watch 9 men,women & children of all ages get in a pool as they ‘decide to give their life to Jesus ‘. For me, this is the most special and beautiful thing to see, I’ve had the honour of seeing baptisms […]
Today’s writing is from my sister, I admire her bravery and heart to help anyone who has/is experienced something similar, Bravery and Hope shine through.. I have thought about writing this post for about a year, and it finally felt like the right time. This time last year, after nine months of trying for our […]
Today is a big day for my family. Decisions are going to be made which will determine a lot for my future. I know I can write tomorrow when I know if it’s good or bad but I felt I need to write about how it feels when your in this middle place.. Before the […]
On Monday I was unable to run my session and once again came close to the realisation of the pain that is experiences by those in prison. The latest figures by ‘women in prison’ have shown that; In the year leading up to March 2013, six women died in custody. There were 94 self-inflicted deaths of women prisoners […]
Who is this man Jesus? This is the question we have been asking over the past couple weeks in my group in women’s prison. We started last night to read John together. Each woman was given a beautiful card and that will be their notebook to write in all they learn and see about who […]
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